What can you tell me about this sword?

ariel · 17th September 2019, 03:00 AM

Eric,
I understand you are upset. But nobody criticizes you personally: it is about the sword.
All of us sooner or later find ourselves in your shoes. Collectors much more knowledgeable than all of us combined and surrounded by expensive advisers bought antique pieces for millions of dollars .. that later on were shown to be expensive forgeries worth less than their boxes.
Your shashka may end up being authentic: we just see pics, no more.

The only thing I am personally saying is that I do not like it and wouldn’t buy it.
You may follow my ( and other) hunches or may ignore them.
It just not good getting impolite.

17th September 2019, 03:00 AM	#24
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Eric, I understand you are upset. But nobody criticizes you personally: it is about the sword. All of us sooner or later find ourselves in your shoes. Collectors much more knowledgeable than all of us combined and surrounded by expensive advisers bought antique pieces for millions of dollars .. that later on were shown to be expensive forgeries worth less than their boxes. Your shashka may end up being authentic: we just see pics, no more. The only thing I am personally saying is that I do not like it and wouldn’t buy it. You may follow my ( and other) hunches or may ignore them. It just not good getting impolite.